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IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker fills the growing demand for detailed, timely, and accurate information
on the global PC market. It provides insightful analysis, quarterly market share data, and a five-year quarterly
forecast by country. The core of the product is a comprehensive electronic database detailing changes and trends
in the highly competitive PC market. IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker is built on the foundation of IDC's
network of country-level quarterly PC tracking services, and its bottom-up methodology delivers an accurate view
of the PC market from those closest to it.
Geographic Scope
Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) available by 16 countries
Canada
United States
Japan
Forecast Coverage
Forecasts for this tracker are updated quarterly and include historical data back to 1995, up to two years of quarterly forecasts, and an
additional three years of annual market projections. Forecasts are available at the worldwide, regional, and country levels outlined previously.
Forecast details are made for unit shipment, value, and average selling price and also include:
Product category: Desktop PC, portable PC
Product: Traditional desktop PC, all-in-one PC, mini notebook PC,
ultraslim notebook PC, traditional notebook PC
Deliverables
This tracker is delivered on a quarterly basis via Excel pivot tables and/or a Web-based query tool. For a complete delivery schedule, please
contact an IDC sales representative. Deliverables for this tracker are:
Preliminary top 5 vendor data
Preliminary top 10 vendor data
One-hour-long telebriefing of preliminary market results
Historical database and analysis published
Historical data add-on products published (expanded price bands, segment by channel, touch PC, OS)
Forecast database and analysis published
Forecast data add-on products published (price band forecast, installed base, segment by channel forecast, product detail forecast, touch
PC forecast, OS forecast)
Import records
ODM data